New in .NET 10.0 [20]: Unified order of command-line parameters

In the .NET SDK command-line tool dotnet, Microsoft has unified the order of parameters in .NET 10.0.

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Dr. Holger Schwichtenberg

Until .NET 9.0, most commands in the .NET Software Development Kit consisted of a noun or adjective followed by a verb, for example dotnet new list, dotnet workload install, dotnet nuget add.

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However, there were also some commands where a verb came first, including dotnet list package, dotnet add reference, and dotnet remove package. Microsoft has now unified the order to the following new commands:

New command	Old command (still possible)
dotnet package add	dotnet add package
dotnet package list	dotnet list package
dotnet package remove	dotnet remove package
dotnet reference add	dotnet add reference
dotnet reference list	dotnet list reference
dotnet reference remove	dotnet remove reference